Flathead Warming Center's Roadmaps program provides homeless with one-on-one counseling and encouragement

Although Patty Archambault and her son Josh Erickson once knew the Flathead Warming Center as guests, they return these days as volunteers.

The pair, who spent two years relying on the center’s services, say the organization’s efforts, in particular its new Roadmaps program, helped them get back on their feet.

The mother and son were already receiving assistance at the center in various ways, but in combination with the Roadmaps program, they were able to get Medicaid, phones and eventually housing.